Nero, 54 – 68. Aureus 64-65, AV 7.28 g. NERO CAESAR – AVGVSTVS Laureate head r. Rev. IVPPITER – CVSTOS Jupiter seated l. on throne, holding thunderbolt and long sceptre. C 118. BMC 67. RIC 52. CBN 214. Calicó 412b. A superb portrait of fine style struck in high relief. Wonderful reddish tone and extremely fine / good extremely fine Provenance Possibly from the Boscoreale hoard of 1895. Sold by Münzen & Medaillen, Basel, auction 17, 2 December 1957, lot 390. Ladislaus von Hoffmann (1927-2014) Collection, sold by Sotheby’s, Zürich, auction 5, 5 July 1995, lot 103. Sold by Spink & Son, London, auction 1012, 2 December 2010, lot 1306.
Price realized | 44'000 CHF |
Starting price | 16'000 CHF |
Estimate | 20'000 CHF |